The Great Hapax Experiment Vol. 1 - Squarp Hapax sequencing loads of stuff and Cocoquantus improvs

video upload by -CALC-

"Sat with this one quite a bit for quite a bit.... kept it unlisted for over a year but after some revisits thought maybe its time to put it out there. Still stand by what I initially thought, its a "Curate's egg... Good in parts". Squarp and Coco were still newish at the time of this jam so still finding the feels.

This is what I thought of it back then:

I got a new brain!

Here's a full 45 minute noodle with the incredible Squarp Hapax front and centre. To say this is the most powerful hardware sequencer I have ever got my hands on is a total understatement.

WARNING This pretty experimental jam is not for the faint hearted in certain sections. Focussing on Hapax and the CocoQuantus it gets noisy and out there but that's what I love these days.

It was improvised and live-sequenced over a couple of initially formed sequences.
There are good bits but also some really bad sections in the middle too. I considered cutting these out but that would be a hard edit and they eventually do settle down.
I'd say the worst bits are:
20:30 - 21:26 (shitty idea to try and record a kick bass line without tuning the kick!)
28:39 - 29:42 (combo of not realising that the 1010 Blue box was turned down and having a few moments of forgetting how the CocoQuantus worked... oh and a pesky Buchla sequence I forgot to stop!)

Hapax is firing off and controlling a ton of stuff in the room:
Circuit Rhythm
Ciat Lonbarde CocoQuantus (clocking the loopers)
Nord Drum 3p
Rossum Electro Assimil8or (through CV.OCD)
Meng Qi Wingie 2
Novation Summit - also acting as a controller keyboard for everything in the set-up
Buchla 208C
Norns (running Plonky Script for multisamples)
Just Friends in polysynth mode
Vongon Polyphrase
Vongon Ultrasheer
Mutable Instruments Beads
and some dodgy singing
All connected via Hapax's MIDI Outs and a Conductive Labs MRCC"

Conductive Labs at NAMM 2022

Hello from NAMM 2022, Featuring MRCC - MIDI Router Control Center

video upload by Conductive Labs

Hello from NAMM 2022 featuring MRCC u88 & MRCC XpandR 4x1

NAMM 22: Conductive labs - MRCC Xpander 4X1 And Micro 88

video upload by sonicstate

"The Conductive Labs MRCC is a MIDI router with 11 inputs and 17 outputs, including 5 PIN DINs, 3.5MM MIDI jacks in both flavors, 4 USB host ports, and a USB MIDI class compliant client (PC, Mac, tablet, etc.) connection with 12 MIDI ports, though it can function without a computer.

Darryl introduced us to the MRCC Xpander 4X1, which gives an additional 4 DIN inputs and 1 DIN out to the MRCC, and also functions as a class-compliant usb interface allowing for 4 outs and one in or it can merge 4 ins into one out

For those of us with the need for fewer ins and outs, Darryl also introduced the Micro 88, a slimmed-down MRCC with 4 DIN ins and outs, 2 TRS-A MIDI jacks, virtual USB MIDI ports, clock filter, channel splits and, in response to public demand, a power switch.

Conductive Labs Xpander 4X1 and Micro 88 Available: August 22

Xpander 4X1 Price: 79 USD

Micro 88 Price: 149 USD

https://conductivelabs.com/"

Measurements with Circuit Tracks & Mother32²

video upload by Ehsan Gelsi

Conductive Labs MRCC MIDI patchbay as well.

Dreadbox Synths + Korg NTS-1 Synth Jam - Friday Fun

video upload by sonicstate

"This one came up fast and dirty - we were just about to break down the set for working on a new review and this just sort of happened. Yes its pretty derrivative ( we think that top line might be property of Mr Vangelis), but we thought it had a vibe and its got a thoroughly Greek vibe.

Stems available on our Patreon:
https://patreon.com/sonicstate

We're using the Dreadbox NYX MKII, Erebus MKII, Typhon, Korg NTS-1, Zoom MS70-CDR, Arturia Keystep Pro and the Conductive Labs MRCC MIDI patchbay."

New Conductive Labs MRCC Live Stream for Synthesthesia 2021

video by Conductive Labs

"Join us for a live demonstration and Q&A for the new MRCC MIDI Router Control Center.
Tentative Schedule (ET USA)
1:40 Live – MRCC Demonstration 1
3:00 Live – MRCC Q&A 1
4:00 Live - The NDLR Demo and Q&A
5:00 Live – MRCC Demonstration 2
6:30 Live – MRCC Q&A 2
7:30 Live - MRCC and The NDLR Demo and Q&A
Join any time and skip, hop or jump around to what you want to see. Excuse us if we step out for a short break now and then."

Additional Conductive Labs MRCC posts

Intro to MRCC MIDI Router Control Center

Published on Oct 15, 2019 Conductive Labs

"Shot in a hotel room before Knobcon, Steve goes over the MRCC's features. A couple of clarifications; there are 17 directly routable outputs, but you can connect 21 devices (not including MRCC Remote outputs). The current direction is to have a single enclosure with included rack ears, for both desktop and rack mount options right out of the box."

Knobcon 2019: Conductive Labs MRCC - MIDI Router Control Centre

Published on Sep 13, 2019 sonicstate

"It is funnny how things go in circles, if you had said that a MIDI router would be an interesting new product in 2019 we probably wouldn't have believed you. However with more and more devices without MIDI thru ports and with different types of MIDI on 3.5MM jacks something like the Conductive Labs MRCC is starting to look very promising.

The workflow of a device like this needs to be simple and effective. The MRCC looks like it covers all those bases. In this video you can see how easy it is to make new MIDI routing options. You can support this project on their kickstarter now."

New MIDI Router Control Center (MRCC) Could Solve Your MIDI Headaches

Published on Sep 11, 2019 Synthtopia

"At Knobcon 2019, we talked with Conductive Labs, who gave us a sneak preview of their MIDI Router Control Center (MRCC), described as ‘a modern reinvention of the MIDI router’.

It features 11 In x 21 Out routable and filtered MIDI ports.The MRCC offers DIN MIDI, 3.5mm MIDI, and USB connectivity, and lets you route and manipulate MIDI signals in many ways."

See the Conductive Labs label below for more.

Conductive Labs MRCC on Kickstarter

Update to this post, in via Simo.

Conductive Labs MRCC is now on Kickstarter here.

" MRCC Provisional TECH SPECs

I/O - 11 in x 21 out routable and filtered MIDI ports
Message filters - clock, note on/off, CC, prog change, & Stop/Start/Continue
Mappings - velocity scaling, channel, & 16 PC virtual cables
Tools - save/load presets, MIDI routing tests for all ports and channels, & Visual MIDI monitors
And more - MIDI CC control for MRCC, CV Clock Out, CC LFOs, "Light Show" mode & algorithmic MIDI note modifiers. Details to follow as development progresses.

The OLED screen, navigation buttons and encoder are intended to "future proof“ the MRCC. We will monitor the MIDI 2.0 spec, and as features are adopted by the industry we wish to provide FW updates where possible.
Latest Project Status

As of launch of this Kickstarter, for hardware we have created a breadboard prototype, a hand built prototype on perf board, and the latest prototypes are PCB assemblies with a socketed processor board and socketed OLED display (pictured above). All hardware features on the latest prototype are fully functional (with a couple of blue wires). The next step for hardware development is to start PCB layout with the microcontroller and OLED display down on our own PCB rather than socketed. We need to adjust port spacing and get mounting holes where we need them. We'll also evaluate if we will stay with a 5V DC input or add another voltage regulator to accept a wider range of input voltages.

We plan to make a prototype enclosure soon that reflects the proposed design language. We'll post pictures as soon as we have it.

On the software side, MRCC is routing MIDI with no issues, from any of the inputs and outputs including USB host and PC. We'll be demonstrating this at Knobcon 8 in Chicago this week! There's a functioning MIDI status screen, and some filters are implemented as a proof of concept. There's still work to be done to optimize the user experience with navigation on the display. We want a tight relationship between the button presses and what's reflected on the display so you will see exactly what information you need when you need it. Now that we have the new prototypes, this work can begin. After that, implementing configurable MIDI filters, MIDI effects and we have some really cool ideas for MIDI diagnostics features.

Why We Kickstart

Kickstarter is a great way to gauge interest in a product idea. We like to make things we want and need, and we hope others will like it too. From a bill of materials standpoint, we're creating MRCC to be the center of your music space and we are sparing no expense to make it the best it can be. The money from the campaign will be used for development expenses, such as prototypes and parts, and to get MRCC into production with some funds left to help our business grow."

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Conductive Labs MRCC (MIDI Router Control Center) by Conductive Labs - sneak peak

Published on Sep 6, 2019 Conductive Labs

"Conductive Labs demos the MRCC (MIDI Router Control Center) early sneak peek prototype from KnobCon 2019.

We'll be linking to the KICKSTARTER campaign as soon it becomes available."

Update: it's now on Kickstarter here.

Conductive Labs brought us the NDLR. Thanks to Simo for the head up!